Can creatine + carbs/sugar cause diabetes?
When taking creatine it is recommended to take carboyhdrates like a form of sugar, to increase your blood sugar level to induce an insulin spike to make creatine more effective.
Can all this extra sugar intake be bad for you and cause diabetes or other negative effects?
p.s I have no kidney problems or diabetes or anything.
Creatine isnt that great on organs in the body and to mix it with sugar, yes it will be more effective but it can be eatting you alive slowly. thats why they say use creatine cycles.
its only recomended with sugar after a workout, when your muscles need fuel.
just remember everything is good in moderation.
admin on October 23rd 2009 in Carbohydrate Counting Diabetes Diet
MichaelM responded on 23 Oct 2009 at 5:44 am #
I don’t know about that, but I have read that eating fiber can reduce the risk of diabetes.
Why are you combining creatine and carbs? I’ve always figured creatine was used when trying to build lean muscle. Most people I know go on high protein diets when they want to build muscle and they will avoid carbs. God knows I do. Oh bread…how I miss thee.
Edit: I’m an idiot, I just read your question in full, you eat carbs to increase the effectiveness of the creatine. No, it won’t give you diabetes.
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Pumpin responded on 23 Oct 2009 at 6:06 am #
Creatine isnt that great on organs in the body and to mix it with sugar, yes it will be more effective but it can be eatting you alive slowly. thats why they say use creatine cycles.
its only recomended with sugar after a workout, when your muscles need fuel.
just remember everything is good in moderation.
References :